Syracuse – OFF DAY
After losing two of three to the IronPigs, the Chiefs return to action on “Taco Tuesady” as they begin a six-game homestand against the Knights and the Stripers and have a chance to be mathematically eliminated before mid-August.

Harrisburg – OFF DAY
Harrisburg still trails Altoona by three games for the wild card spot in the E.L. West. Tonight, the Sens begin a six-game homestand against Hartford and Trenton and a two-week stretch of scoreboard-watching before the Curve and Sens face off for a two games on August 22 and 23.

Potomac – OFF DAY
The P-Nats are riding a four-game win streak as they host the Keys for three this week. With the reversion to the prior playoff format, there’s no extra incentive for the first-half champs to win except to perhaps avoid having to play Wilmington up to ten times from August 31 to September 9.

Hagerstown – OFF DAY
After a 4-3 homestand, Hagerstown hits the road for four against Augusta and three against Charleston as they play out the string in the Sally Lg. North.

Reid Schaller (pictured above) wobbled through five innings but got his first professional win as the Doubledays felled the Crosscutters, 11-6. Schaller gave up three runs on five hits and a walk and struck out one (1) over five innings. Carson Teel earned the hold with two scoreless innings. Meanwhile, Auburn’s hitters broke out for two in the 7th and four in the 8th to put the game away. Pablo O’Connor led the way with two walks, a double, a triple, four runs scored, and three RBI as the Doubledays pounded out 13 hits and drew five walks on the night.

Joe Ross threw three scoreless innings as he becomes the latest Nats elbow to make the TJ tour through the minors. Alas, his counterparts on the Astros combined on a two-hit, 3-0 shutout of the G-Nats. The loss went to Rodney Theophile as he was drilled for two runs on three hits and two walks over the space of seven batters. Anderson Franco and Blake Chisholm both singled to account for the two G-Nats hits. Roster moves: RHP Andrew Karp assigned from Auburn for MiLB rehab; UT Adrian Sanchez assigned from Syracuse for MiLB rehab; RHP Joe Ross assigned from Washington for MLB rehab.

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What was going on with Karp to warrant a rehab ?
Nice photo of Reid Schaller
Every game is vital from now on for Daveys dudes but this DH is huge .
Let’s hope Jefry-Rod hits his spots in the launching pad 3

Nice averages for a number of the 2018 draftees at Auburn: O’Connor (.327), Rhinesmith (.303), Shaddy (.295), Marinconz (.293), Daily (.281), Wilson (.287). Yes, some of these guys were senior draftees who are “aging” rapidly. But all but Wilson were drafted in the late teens to twenties yet are are looking like guys who can play at least up to A+ level, which would be a big change from some of the relatively hollow drafts of recent years.

Grasping @ straws to come up with late season expectations , I can say that Wirkin for the weekend would love to get his ERA under 4 in AA.
Pablo Cruise OConner sure is raking
Like early autumn lawn guy .
Will Esthay ever hit above the newly minted Crash Davis line ??

They gave WFTW – E plenty of rope to prove his mettle but the arm issues raised their viper head
Luke you will need to coin a new fab nickname to marquee on here.
Always a new gimmick as the Robert Duvall character in the Natural as the press guy( tip of the cap to Redford retiring from acting ).

A’s promoted Jesus Luzardo to AAA, and he pitched 5 scoreless innings in his debut. His numbers this year are really strong in two hitter’s leagues (Texas League and the PCL): 10-4 2.01 0.97 (WHIP) 10+Ks per 9 innings. Could see Oakland using him in the post-season like the Astros used McCullers last year. Of the prospects that the Nats have surrendered to find post-season success, he is the one that has and will continue to hurt the most (not to mention that the Nats gave up what has turned out to be the best closer in baseball as part of that deal). Would be ironic if the A’s found post-season success riding Treinen and Luzardo.

The loss of Luzardo is the biggest indictment of the Nats’ inability to put together good bullpens. Had they been able to fully realize the talent of both Treinen and Rivero, Luzardo would still be a Nat.

This little nugget may interest only me, but with Cordeiro back to AAA with the addition of Greg Holland to the Nats, every player on the Nationals’ 40-man roster who is in the minors has Major League experience.